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Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07
A Letter from Mir. Bayar1.

This letter was received in Lowell, Mass, In answer to the request made by Mayor Alb bett upon Secretary Bayard that the United States take some steps with regard to the ar rest in London of Thomas Callan of that city on suspicion of being dynamiter:
 ssWAsHINGToN, Nov 2S.
 sSR: beg to inform you that the Depart ment of State has no other information of the cause of the arrest of Thomas Callan than is contained in the cablegram from London which lately appeared in the public newspa- pers, stating in substance that he, together with Michael Hawkins, had been arrested be- cause found in possession of quantity of dy- namite in the city of London, an. offence against the laws of Great Britain. The depart ment is wholly without authority to apply for stay of proceedings pending investigation, as requested in your telegram. The investiga- tion referred to is doubtless preliminary to formal trial, and, except to secure fair trial under the laws, this department would have no right to interfere, unless to prevent arbi- trary treatment or denial of justice to one of it's citizens. Nor beyond this would foreign Government be permitted to interfere in simi- lar proceedings in the courts of this country. Respectfully yours, ssT. E. BAYARD"
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07
THE AGRICULTURAL REPORT.
Com missioner Coleman Wants to
 Abolish the Seed Division.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Commissioner 0. Agriculture, in his annual report, recommends substantially the abolition of the seed division of the department. and transfer of its duties to the State and Territorial experimental sta tions. The directors of these institutions, he says, ought to know what kind of seed the farmers of their respective neighborhoods are interested in, and what kinds are best adapted to each locality. eff, he says, ssths work of testing and distributing seed could be relieved of this duty, it would enable it to work in other directions of great importance to the agricultural interests of the country"
 The Commissioner discusses the scope and functions of the department in way which leaves room for the plain inference that he disapproyes the efforts to make it an executive department, with member of the Cabinet at its head. The departments position, he thinks, should be that of an adviser in thoss investigations and enterprises which bear upon the agricultural interests of the country. ''1n the beginning" he says, 'sthe department may have been an experiment., but it's condi- Hon now should leave no doubt as to the pre- else relation which the department should hold to the Government. The development has been natural, and there may be valuable les son in the history of it's evolution"
 The Commissioner says 1t is yet too early to make an official statement of the results in de- tail of tie present years experiments in the development of sorghum sugar manufacture;
 
 enable this country to anticipate at an early day the production of sugar supply from plant as easy of cultivation as corn, but little cir cumscribed by climate influences, and one whose by products have value equal to the cost of raising"
 On the subject of our wheat surplus he says:
 "The comparative prominence of this coun- try in its wheat surplus may not be properly realized. While our exports have exceeded 136, GOO, 900 bushels per annum for ten years, those of Russia were about 66, COG, GOO bushels, and those of India 24 OO0, GOO bushels in round numbers, for the last decade. Other lands contribute only very small surplus-Aus tralia, Chli, the Argentine Republic, and others only few millions each-and the com bined surplus of all nations does not equal that of this country
 9he report treats of the work of the Bureau of Animal Industry in preventing the spread of pleuro-pneumopia from infected countries, and says that there has not been a time in years when this malady has been confined to such restricted areas as at present. If the State authorities continue their cooperation and Congress makes an appropriation equal to that of the present year, the Commissioner believes that this dangerous disease can be ex- terminated by the end of the next fiscal year. The Commissioner recommends that the Public Printer be authorized to furnish to the agricultural press of the country, at the mere cost of labor and material electrotypes of such illustrations of the department as the editors may desire.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07
NEW TRIAL FOR JACOB.
A Unanimous Decision from the
 Court of Appeals.

ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 30.-Jacob Sharp has hope for freedom yet. The court of Appeals this morning handed down a decision reyers- ing the judgment of the lower courts. It was unanimous. Judge Danforth wrote the opin- ion and supplemental opinion was written by Judge Peckham.
 Judge Danforth's opinion is 40 pages in length. Judges Danforth and Peckham both squarely place their decision on each of the points raised by William Bourke Cochran in his appeal before the general term, and sus- tain him on all.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07
Five Ways to Stop or Cure a Cold.

IAVC VuyS VO OtOp VI Cul q CVius
 1. Bathe the feet in hot water ana drink pint of hot lemonade. Then sponge with salt water and remain in a warm room.
 3. Bathe the face in very hot water every five minutes for an hour.
 8. Snuff up the nostril hot salt water every three hours.
 4. Inhale ammonia or menthol.
 5. Take four hours active exercise in the open air.
 Summer colds are the worst of all colds, oitentimes, as it is then very diff ficult to protcc one's self properly. A ten-grain dose of quinine will usually break up cold iu the beginning. Any thing that will set the blood actively in circulation will do it, whether it be drugs or the uso af 2 qucksaw. Medi, cal News.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07
The Western Union anneals.

A few days ago 8 decision in favor of Massa- chusetts was rendered in the case of the Con- monwealth against the Western Union Tele- graph Company in suit to recover SIC, 0,OOO, Eeing the amount of taxes imposed on the Western Union Company in 1886. The Vest ern Union has appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. As the Western Un on is fighting the collection of . similar tax in other States the final decision of this case will bo aWaitod with interest.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07

We ought not to be too anxious to encourage untried innova ations, in cases of doubtful inn provement. For quarter of century Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy has been before the public and passed through the severest test, and is pronounced the most reliable remedy for that disagreeable malady. Thousands of testimori ials of its virtues. 50 cents per bottle By druggists
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07
CATTLE MARKETS.

NEW YoRK.--Good Steers, 1Oc.; Fair do., weight, to 2a4c.; Bulls, do., to 334c. Sheep, 3as to &c.,; Lambs, to 41ac. Veals, 3 Hogs, live weight. $500 to s5.50 per cwt
 WATERFOWL, MASS. Market Beef, choice, $7.00 to S7.62; extra, $6.5O to S6. 75; 1st quail ity, $500 to s6.25; 2d quality, $500 to $5.50; 3d quality, $4.OO to $4.50. Swine.-Western fat, live, AZ to &c.,; Northern dressed hogs, 51a to 6c. per lb. Sheep and Lambs.-In lots, $2.OO to S3.5o each; extra, $3.75 to $4.00: Spring Lambs, AZ to 5llac. per lb.; Veal Calves, 2% to 61ac. per ID.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07
Another Life Saved.

About two years ago a prominent citizen of Chicago was told by his physicians that he must die. They said his system was so debil- itated that there was nothing left to build on He made up his mind to try thew depart ure." He got some of Dr. Pierce's stGolden Medical Discovery and took it according to directions. He began to improve at once. He kept up the treatment for some months, and is to-day well man. He says the Discovery" saved his life
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07
A NOTED BENEFACTOR'S

Decd of Kindness, and the Marvellous Ben. onts to tho Sufferers in Warren County Hospital.
 WAsHINGToN, N. J., June %, 1887. s. AndrdI Kil,ner, M D., Binghdmton, ". F.:' DEAR SIR-Like the rest of the profession, have a prejudice against proprietary medi- cines; but like the rest, can give no good req son for it. A me dical friend of mine in the west called my attention to your SWAMP Roor and bade me try it. wrote you for sample, and you sent me 8 generous one indeed. l have tried 1t very carefully, and find it to be a wonderfully invigorating tonic in cases of broken down constitutions. Thus far, find it gives great relief in kidney and bladder trou- bles; in in eipient stages of Bright's disease. diabetes and Urinary trouble, in general. In hospi al, you know, have ample oppor- tunity to test a medicin,. All the patients treated successfully are 30 many advertisers of its merits.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07
SJAC0BS OIL
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First Stroke of Pain EVERY YEARTO THOUSANDS.

The Class.-Fifty million population. Pain for the first time to one in every ten. Five million need relief. How? Promptly, permanently. Certainty of cure at reason able cost. How to find out2 On reputa- ton, through experiment, by proof
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07

A flock of seagulls were recently seen on the Schuylkill River, near Hamburg, Pa. One of the birds was shot. It is supposed that the dense fogs and storms on the Atlantic coast one hundred miles from Hamburg, drove them inland
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07

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Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07
The Leading Features

of the YOUTHS COMPANION Announcement for 1888 just published are it's six illustrated Serial Stories, by Trowbridge, Stephens, and others, its two hundred Short Stories and Tales of Ad- venture, it's articles by eminent writers, in- cluding the Right Hon. Wm. H. Gladstone, Prof. Tyndall Gen. Lord Wolseley, Louisa M; other popular authors. The COMPANION has two Million Readers week. Every family should with $175 you will receive it free to 1883, and full years subscription from that date.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07

The Merits.-Example- up St. Jacobs Oil, the Great Remedy for Pain. Its superior merits known to all the world. Experience shows its merits through its efficacy.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07

A physician claims there is but little nutri- tive value in oatmeal, and that the cream eaten with it is it's chief good. The propor thing for breakfast is good steak or chop with coffee, hot rolls and egps
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07

obtained on application by 3 letter to the Git Hall Pharmacy, 264 B'way, New York. Free Damphlet
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07

The accouchement of Princess Beatrice at Balmoral Castle recently was, the Court Jour- rat says, the first instance since 1900 of q member of the royal family being born in Scotland
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07
Consumption Surely Cured.

To the Editor:-Please inform your readers named disease. By it's timely use thousands of hopeless cases have been permanently cured. shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy FREE to any of your readers who have con- sumption if they will send me their Express and P. o. address. Respectfully,
 T. A. SLOCUM, M.C.. 1S1 Pearl St., N. Y.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07
Lighting Hoosac Tunnel.

Lighting Hoosac Tunnel.
 The Fitchburg Railroad company have made . contract with the Westinghouse company to furnish the electrical apparatus for lighting the Hooeac Tunnel. For the 1-2 miles be- fupen l, 90 and l 800 lights will be required. , 1El3eefed (s1t t1le syutem v1N be rsady
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07

A Georgia man who runs grist mill, cane mill, cotton gin and rice cleaner, gives to each of his customers string of fish and drink of cane iuice
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07
Yours truly, DR. g. A. DEFoB. In charge of Warren County Hospit Il,

Washin ston, N. J. The above Is a true copy of tho original let. ter-Editor Bin0hamton Republican.
 This specific Is m eeting with marvellous suc- cess in the treatment of diseases for which iti so highly recommended. If you va'ue good health and hope for long life, use Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root Kidney, Liver and Bladder Cure. At Druggists, Sl.0o-S bottles for $500, or by oxprsss, Dr. Kilmer & Co.,, Binghamton, N. Y.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07

"RoYAL GLUE" mends anythingl Broken China, Glass, Wood. Free vials at Drugs X Gro. If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp- sQu,s Mater. Druggists sell at 25c per bottle,
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07
"Frailty, thy Name is Woman"

That she is frail, often in body,
 e'Tis true, 'tis true, 'tis pity,
 And pity 'tis, 'tis true." Dr. Pierce's '' Favorite Prescription is the best restorative tonic for physical frailty in women, or female weaknesses orderangements or By druggists. Price reduced to one dollar.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07

Sold by Druggists and Dealers Ercrywhers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-21
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

THERE were Monday evening several
| shocks of earthquake at Charleston and
| Summerville, South Carolina, accom-
! panied by the usual roaring sound.
BUSINESS property valued at 100000
| was consumed IN Bellefontaine, Ohio
Monday.
FLAMES Saturday destroyed the dis
tillery of Crawford Fairbanks at Terre
Haute, Ind, valued at 100000.
The house of Professor Graham Bell at
Washington, with his valuable library, was
destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning.
The loss is placed at $4,000.
FIRE, followed by an explosion, ruined
the dynamite factory at Pittsburg, N. T.,
Tuesday morning. The shock was felt
for twenty miles around.
THE Jones block at Oswego, n. Y, was
burned Tuesday, Ould d. Klock, clothiers,
losing $4,000. Other losses bring the
total up to about $4,000; partially in
sured.
MCCORMICK 81 WORKS furniture store at
Des Moines, Iowa, was destroyed by fire
Monday night, and l.. B, Abdili's fine art
and book store was badly damaged. The
total loss is $4,000, with insurance of
about $4,000.
BY an explosion of natural gas in a
cellar on Twelfth street, Pittsburg, the
chief of the fire department and five of
his men were painfully burned.
AT Portsmouth, Ohio, Wednesday morn
ing, during the burning of a saloon, Thos.
Murphy stood at a second story window
and told the crowd in the street that he
would rather burn than jump. To that
idea he sacrificed his life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-21
WASHINGTON.

The reduction in the national debt dur
ing December amounted TO S9,35S, ,202,
and for the first six months of the cur
rent fiscal year S+7,151,S ,SS7. The net
cash balance in the treasury on the first
of January was S42 6,632, against S4o,-
093,556 on the first of last December.
MR. EDMuNDs presented an amendment
to be presented to the legislative appro-
priation bill making an appropriation of
$4,000 for the purpose of gathering
statistics relative to divorce in the various
states aud territories.
THE annual Fourth of July claims bill
has been completed and will be reported
to the house at the first opportunity.
Among the claims allowed is that of VIII
liata Collins, of Warren county, H., for
SIs5.
THE governor of Iowa has certified back
to the government 2,631,7S1 acres of land
IN the counties of Plymouth, Woodbury.,
and oscaola, once granted to the Sioux
City and Pacific road, but forfeited by
that company.
lEE house of representatives passed
bills creating department of agriculture
and labor and appropriating S3oo,oo0 for
public building at Charleston. favor
able report was made on the senate bill
autehrizing the acceptance of tract OF
land near Chicago donated for a military
most
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-21
HEAVY DEMOCRATIC GAIN.
With Strong Indications That Johnson
Will Win the Race Over Haugen.
But Haugen May Possibly Squeeze in
by the Skin of His Teeth.
Two United States Senator's Elected
Preliminary Ballots for others.
The Eighth District Election Return

The Eighth District Election Returns.
HUDSON, Jan. 1S.-There were five hun
dred and eight votes polled in this city,
to-day, in the congressional contest, about
two-thirds of the vote. Price received
294, Bardon 215, Hauger, for full term,
10, johnson 307, Truax 81; Jehnson's
plurality 137. A very light vote was
polled in the county, which will be against
the republican ticket. Town of Hudson
Price 36, Bardon 3S, Haugen %,
Johnson 40, Truax ?. Hammond
Price 125, Bardon as, Haugen "a,
Johnson 109, Truax 40. Owing to the
extreme cold and clustering weather
the other towns of st. Croix cannot be
heard from to night. The nine towns
heard from give johnson go plurality.
1t is estimated he will get 800 in the
whole county. Bayfield, county in full
majority for Johnson, Price county,
River Falls city and town 107 for Haugen,
Prescott 40 for johnson, Ellsworth . for
johnson, Superior $50 for johnson.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Jan. IS.-This city
gives Johnson 732 over Haugen. Truax
gets little more than the prohibition
vote. The total vote is about thirds
of the vote of last fall. The town of
Brunswick gives Johnson % over Haugen
the town of Washington 8, and Fairchild
4. Rock Creek, in Dunn county, gives
Haugen rs and johnson %. Augusta
Eau Claire county, gives Haugen 10
plurality and the town of Bridge Greek
21.
q CLEAR LAKE, Wis, Jan. 18.-The elsc.
tion at this place was vuiet owing to the
heavy fall of show. 1t was impossible
for the people to get in from the country
The result was as follows: Price 95
ane Traut SO, Price and Haugen 10, Bar
don &c, Johnson, A. Quite number of
influential republicans went over to the
prohibitionists.
MENoMoNIE, Wis, Jan. 1S.-The city OF
Menomohle gives Price 364, Haugen 2SS
Bardon 12O, johnson 147, Truax 4S.
Town of Spring Brook-Price 46, Hau,
gen "a, Bardon II, Johnson "a, Truax IL
Rock Creek-Price S5, Haugen 70, Bar
don "a, johnson %, Truax 6.
NEILLsvILLE, Wis, via Merrillan, Wis.
Jan. 1S.-Neillsville gives Haugen ma
| jority and Price Sc. Clark county j.
probably carried by Johnson with a small
majority.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 1S.-A severe blizzard
caused very small vote to he cast to day
in the Sth congressional district for 6
| successor to VIM. I. Price, deceased
Scattering returns received tonight indi
cate that Nils p. Hauger, republican, is
| elected for the full term over johnson
democratic and knight of labor candi
date, and Peter Truax, prohibitionist
Hugh III. Price, republican and prohibi
tion candidate, who is a son of the late
| congressman, i. elected for the frag
| mentary term.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-21
FOREIGN.

The Alcazar palace at Toledo, Spain,
recently restored at cost of $1,00O000,
has been reduced to ashes.
The Italian minister of finance has no
titled the vatican that the arreurs of the
papal annuity for sixteen years now
amount to $lO,O00,00O.
An Irish landlord named Rea, who late
ly had an annual income of $4,000 from
rentals, has applied for admission to the
workhouse at Killarney, being unable to
get money from either trustees or ten
ants.
The lord lieutenant of Ireland, while
declining to abate rentals on his es-
tates in the county of Down, offers to
sell his tenants their holdings at reason
able rates.
CHOLERA is ravaging the towns in Uru-
quay and the Argentine Republic, hun
dreds of deaths occurring daily. Load
ed vessels off Buenos Ayers are not al
lowed to communicate with the shore.
The wife of John r. Campbell, a hote
proprietor at Windsor, Ontario, disap-
peared with $4,000 in money and jewelry.
She is known to have been in Buffalo, and
it is thought she is living with Phila
delphia crook named Henckler, once a
boarder in the hotol.
THE new British cabinet comprises
Lord Salisbury for foreign affairs, w. ii.
Smith for the treasury, S. j. Goschen for
chancellor of the exchequer, Edward
Staphope for war, and Sir Henry Holland
for the colonies, The earl of Iddesleigh
refused the offer of the privy seal.
The late Princess Marie of Wurtem-
berg bequeathed to Prince William of
Wurtemberg her place and 100000
marks; to the family of the Prince of
Saxe-Weimar 100000 marks, and to
Duke Alexander of Oldenburg, 100000
marks.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Times again asserts thst Russia and
Germany have concluded a direct alliance
binding the former to remain neutral in
the event of war between France and Ger
many, and the latter in possible conflict
between Russia and Austria.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-21
GENERAL NOTES.

BILL No l, in the Illinois House, was
presented Monday evening by Mr.. Fuller.
1t proposes to limit the rate of interest
to per cent.
Bills were introduced in both houses
of the Minnesota legislature 20 abolish
the fee system governing the inspection
of coal-oil, by which the present incum-
bent realized $4,000 last year.
HEAVY losses on stock driven into the
Montana ranges during last summer and
fall are antici pated, owing to the intense
cold weather, and also to the fact that the
cattle reached their new grazing grounds
in poor condition.
THE Illinois State Grange, Patrons of
Husbandry, opened it's annual session
Tuesday at Bloomington, Ill. One hun
dred delegates, including may women,
| are in attendance.
EDWARD OENLEY, professor of mathemat-
les in the University of Michigan, was
yesterday found dead ia bed from heart
disease.
DROUGHT exists IN Shelby county, Ill.,,
where springs have ceased to flow and the
water courses are dry. Unless a thaw or
ram soon comes, farmers and cattle-rais-
ers will be compelled to remove their
stock to othor sections.
GOVERNOR RUsK, of Wisconsin, in dis
cussing the labor question, directs atten-
tion to the fact that in the great majori-
ty of troubles the rights and interests of
tho whole people are rudely affected, and
they have the rights to enforce peace.
A MACHINE which is likely to revolution
ize the method of making nails has been
per fected by Carver Trout and p. Loen-
ard, of Sharon, Pennsylvania, who propose
to build large factory at Chicago or In
| dianapolis.
EARrHQuAKE shocks and loud rum
blings early Monday morning disturbed
and excited the inhabitants of towns in
Western Maryland. As the country is
mountainous, n volcanic upheaval is
! feared.
TIE Iowa Agricultural Society held
| its 35th unuual meeting, Wednesday at
| Des Moines, II. c. Wheeler being re-eIect-
ed president. The Society is in a flour
ishing condition. The secretary report
ed that owing TO the drought last summer
Iowa's corn crop was reduced 5z,00o,Ooo
| bushels.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-21

MARRrAGEAsLE girls in Bolivia will
probably serenade the members of the
present assembly. In most counties
these gentlemen would become decidedly
unpopular among the fair sex,
and would find few partners when in
clined to dance. They would also have
the majority of the officers of any army
against them. They have passed law
which result in a revolution of some sort
or other, which reads as follows: NO of
icer from the rank of sub lieutenant to
captain, will be allowed to marry, unless
he can prove that the lady with whom he
wishes to marry possesses dowry of at
least $4,000" This seems new order of
procedure. Bolivian Legislators express
peor opinion of their officers in thus
coolly throwing the onus of their support
on the weaker sex. Fortune hunters
are despised iii most countries. but here
we find that in a republic all the subal.
terms are compelled to become fortune
hunters or remain single. Legislators in
BOLIVIA want the women to support the
warriors. Novel legislation, which can.
not be productive of good results.